69. The boundaries of 17 areas totalling 332,067 sq. ft. (building lots, permit areas, etc.) were set out, and the frontage lines to streets of 4 lots were checked.
70. Boundaries of certain lots and the street alignment of a portion of Queen's Road Central were set out for the Buildings Ordinance Office.
71. Twelve surveys were made and plans prepared and proved in Court for the Police Department in connection with traffic and criminal cases.
72. The annual perambulation of the Anglo-Chinese Boundary and inspection of boundary marks was carried out. Six boundary stones were found to be displaced and negotiations are proceeding with a view to their replacement.
73. Survey of the Colony.
The following tabulated statement shows the work carried out in connection with the survey of the Colony. It was not possible to plot certain other surveys carried out during the year on the survey sheets of the Colony as the detailed co-ordinate values and records of the Colony minor triangulation and traverse framework need considerable reconstruction owing to loss during the Japanese occupation.
LOCALITY Area surveyed and plotted in acres. Scale 1/600 Area surveyed and plotted in acres. Scale 1/2400 Chainage in feet Hong Kong Island City of Victoria 4.4 The Peak 57.0 1,888Page 18 - 2019
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69. The boundaries of 17 areas totalling 332,067 sq. ft. (building lots, permit areas, etc.) were set out, and the frontage lines to streets of 4 lots were checked.
70. Boundaries of certain lots and the street alignment of a portion of Queen's Road Central were set out for the Buildings Ordinance Office.
71. Twelve surveys were made and plans prepared and proved in Court for the Police Department in connection with traffic and criminal cases.
72. The annual perambulation of the Anglo-Chinese Bound- Six ary and inspection of boundary marks was carried out. boundary stones were found to be displaced and negotiations are proceeding with a view to their replacement.
73.
Survey of the Colony.
The following tabulated statement shows the work carried out in connection with the survey of the Colony. It was not possible to plot certain other surveys carried out during the year on the survey sheets of the Colony as the detailed co-ordinate values and records of the Colony minor triangulation and traverse framework need considerable reconstruction owing to loss during the Japanese occupation.
LOCALITY.
Area sur-
Area sur-
veyed and
veyed and
Chainage
plotted in acres. Scale
1/600.
plotted in acres. Scale 1/2400.
in feet.
Hong Kong Island
City of Victoria....
4.4
The Peak
57.0
1,888 31,835
Wongneichong Gap..
1.0
1,090
North Point, Quarry Bay...
1.0
510
Pokfulam
·8.0
1,970
Brick Hill, Deep Water Bay
6.5
2,960
Repulse Bay.
3.0
860
Stanley
10.0
2,750
Tytam Bay
6.2
1,500
Kowloon
16.0
10.0
8,340
New Kowloon
Ngau Chi Wan.
12.5
1,940
Kun Tong
46.0
10,000
New Territories
Cheung Chau Island............
Mai Po
9.0 460.0
5,100
Totals....
111.6
539.0
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36,000
(marsh detail from air photos)
106.743
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